假途滅虢 jiǎ tú miè guó

use ally to hurt third party then betray

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner

Characters

Character Meaning
fake; false; artificial
route; road; way
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc)
surname Guo